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The Mirroring Practice Log

Track your mirroring attempts this week — what you said, what you noticed, what you would do differently.

Week 5
Appendix E

Mirroring Practice

Situation 1: What was happening?
What did you say? (Try to remember your actual words)
How did they respond?
What would you do differently?
Situation 2: What was happening?
What did you say?
How did they respond?

Reflection

What is the hardest part of mirroring for you?
On a scale of 1-10, how consistent have you been this week? What got in the way?

Behind the Behavior

What did they actually do or say? (Just the observable behavior — no interpretation)
What was your nervous system's first interpretation? (The story it wrote)
Alternative explanation 1: Maybe they were feeling...
Alternative explanation 2: Maybe they needed...
Alternative explanation 3: Maybe they were afraid that...
What is it like to hold multiple explanations without picking one? What do you notice?
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